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Sawyer County sheriff says homicide suspect is in custody; jail population steady near 60
Summary
Sheriff’s office told the Sawyer County Public Safety Committee deputies intercepted a vehicle linked to a Russ County missing-person/homicide investigation; the driver is held locally pending transfer. The sheriff also reported the county jail’s daily population at 59 and described staffing and enforcement activity.
The Sawyer County Public Safety Committee heard on Monday that deputies intercepted a vehicle connected to a missing-person investigation in neighboring Russ County, and the driver they contacted has been taken into custody and is being held in Sawyer County pending transfer, Sheriff Marshall Savitsky said.
"Long story short, the driver ended up being a suspect, which turned out to be a homicide," Savitsky said, describing coordination between Sawyer County deputies, Russ County and the…
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